MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A group of Republican legislators is circulating a bill that would impose sweeping reforms on the state Department of Transportation. The measure would repeal prevailing wage laws; allow municipalities to impose wheel taxes and build roundabouts only through referendums; shift money for state highway repairs to local transportation assistance programs; and creates an inspector general position within DOT. The bill also lays out a number of alternative methods for delivering road projects, including having a single contractor handle all phases of a project. The lawmakers who authored the bill said in a memo seeking co-sponsors Thursday that the agency needs reform after an audit earlier this year found it
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photo: waupun mayor rohn bishop The Waupun Common Council has postponed action on wage increases for paid on call firefighters and elected officials to get more public input. The council discussed the matter, sometimes heated, at their meeting this week and will take up the issue again at their April 8th meeting. If […]
todayMarch 27, 2025
A house fire near New Holstein claimed the life of a child. Shortly after 2am Wednesday firefighters were called to the scene on Honeymoon Hill Road near County Road T. A child in the home was pronounced dead at a hospital. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
todayMarch 27, 2025
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